Back in the day we would foretell the weather by going outside and looking around, often disgustingly inserting a finger in our mouths and holding it to the wind. No, seriously.
Vehicles of all types – cars, planes, boats, combines, tricycles – are now something more or perhaps less than transportation. They are merely shells entrusted to house USB ports and cupholders.
“Pipeline” is used to describe processes from petroleum refining to manufacturing X-boxes. Stuff can go in only as fast as it comes out, but when one pipeline part has a problem, it gets complicated, says John Phipps.
As the “Right to Repair” movement continues, should farmers have the right to repair all parts of their equipment? John Phipps talks about how the White House’s recent decision could impact farm intellectual property.
Tile systems have made enormous positive differences in our yields, soil tilth and even fertilizer use, so I’m aware of the bias my mind has on information that seems implicate tile as a problem for nitrate pollution.
John Phipps says the issue over possibly eliminating step-up in basis will be debated for months, but thinks there’s a bigger questions farmers should be asking right now.
John Phipps wraps up his three-part series on the impacts and implications of the worldwide microchip shortage by talking about the possible impacts on the future.
